Boston 5, Edmonton 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 6, 2014
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees:
Tom Kowal, Jean Hebert
Linesmen:
Derek Amell, Jean Morin
Attendance:
17565
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Bruins 5, Oilers 2: Defenseman Dougie Hamilton collected a goal and two assists in a span of 2:34 in the third period as host Boston defeated Edmonton for the 13th consecutive time.
Carl Soderberg, Loui Eriksson and Reilly Smith recorded one of each and Milan Lucic added an empty-net tally in his 500th career game for the Bruins, who have won a season-high four in a row overall. Tuukka Rask finished with 24 saves in the victory.
Mark Arcobello and Boyd Gordon scored for the Oilers, who have dropped four in a row overall, are 0-4-1 on the road and have lost nine with one tie in their last 10 visits to Boston. Ben Scrivens turned aside 27 shots in falling to 0-4-0 lifetime versus the Bruins.
After Arcobello scored from the right faceoff circle at 1:44 of the third period to give Edmonton a 2-1 lead, Boston erupted for three goals in short order to turn the tide. Eriksson cleaned up a loose puck in the slot at 11:04 to forge a tie, a sliding Soderberg one-timed Patrice Bergeron's centering feed past Scrivens at 12:29 to give the Bruins their first lead and Hamilton converted a give-and-go from the left circle at 13:38.
With his team on a four-minute power play, Gordon cleaned up the rebound of defenseman Justin Schultz's shot from the point with 5:11 remaining in the first period to open the scoring. Smith answered less than four minutes later by breezing into the offensive zone and wristing a shot from above the right circle that sailed under the crossbar for his third goal of the season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Boston C Davis Krejci notched an assist on Lucic's empty-net goal in his return from a two-game absence due to an undisclosed injury. ... Oilers captain and former Bruins D Andrew Ference sat out the second contest of his three-game suspension. ... Edmonton hasn't won in Boston since cruising to a 6-0 rout on Nov. 7, 1996.
Top Game Performances
Edmonton |
|
Boston |
Mark Arcobello 1 |
Points |
Dougie Hamilton 3 |
Mark Arcobello 1 |
Goals |
Dougie Hamilton 1 |
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 1 |
Assists |
Dougie Hamilton 2 |
Boyd Gordon 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Dougie Hamilton 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Ben Scrivens .871 |
Save Percentage |
Tuukka Rask .923 |
Ben Scrivens 27 |
Saves |
Tuukka Rask 24 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Edmonton
|
26 |
2 |
1-5 |
2-4 |
8 |
27 |
Boston
|
32 |
5 |
2-4 |
4-5 |
10 |
36 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Bruins have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .714 after a loss.
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Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Oilers have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .111 after a loss.